The Lord’s Resistance Army (“LRA”) was formed in 1988 from the remnants of a defeated resistance movement amongst the Acholi people of northern Uganda. It was purportedly to continue this struggle for Acholi rights and to establish a government based on the Christian faith, that leader Joseph Kony g...

Al-Shabaab, or ‘the youth’, is a Somali based terrorist group, which was formerly the most prominent of the militia groups comprising the militant wing of the Council of Islamic Courts (CIC), which held power but was defeated in 2006 in Somalia, by Somalian and Ethiopian forces, and has been led by ...

The Islamic State in West Africa, formerly known as, "Group of the People of Sunnah for Preaching and Jihad") but more commonly known as Boko Haram until March 2015, is a jihadist terrorist organisation based in northeastern Nigeria, also active in Chad, Niger and northern Cameroon, with the main go...

Sani Abacha was born in Kano Nigeria in 1943 and rose through the ranks of the Nigerian military before assuming overall command of the military forces in that country when he was appointed Minister of Defence in 1990. At the same time, he pursued a parallel career in politics and through a combinat...

Jacob Zuma, a hero of the Apartheid struggle, a prison mate of Nelson Mandela, the 4th President of post apartheid South Africa, ousted after 9 years in 2018 is now awaiting trail facing 18 counts of fraud, money laundering, corruption and racketeering. Corruption allegations have surrounded Zuma, s...

The following is a short summary of the finances of the Islamic State (IS), as taken from a detailed Intelligence Briefing available to FCN Premium Professionals. The 30 Page Intelligence Briefing, details how IS is thought to have raised, moved and stores its reserves to support its terrorist activities and its future plans, a full Threat Assessment, what Financial Crime Fighters can do to help and potential Red Flags and or Key Risk Indicators. See Here For the full Intelligence Briefing.

The threat from the Islamic State (“IS”) remains high, and will continue into the near future, despite the losses on the battlefield both in terms of men and territory. In particular Western Europe, North America, South East Asia, and large parts of Africa are on the highest form of alert with attacks not only expected, but considered highly likely.

The following is a summary of the rise and fall of the Islamic State (IS), focussing on their finances, including the substantial reserves they still hold which makes them the richest terrorist group in the world. This is taken from a detailed Intelligence Briefing available for FCN Premium Professi...

Seventy years ago, this week, the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic...

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